Thanks to the Leith Benevolent Association we were able to run a Free Sing in the City choir in Leith. You can still join this choir as it will run until Saturday June 04th. It is from 11 am and anyone is welcome to attend at Abbeyhill Parish Church on Elgin Terrace. Email us for more information.
Chief Radio is extremely proud to have won the Edinburgh Evening News Local Hero Awards in the Arts and Music category.
Kirsty Baird won this award back in 2019 for her contributions to music and the team are thrilled to have their first trophy for Chief Radio that recognises their hard work and commitment.
This was made all the more special with the Edinburgh Playhouse sponsoring this award.
Like the guitar group, our art class was started during the pandemic but it brought people together so well that we decided to continue it.
Carol Baines takes the class fortnightly and it's mostly online so you don't even have to leave your house.
It costs £5 per session (£10 a month but we do have assisted places)
Our guitar group started in the Pandemic but Kirsty Baird wanted it to continue and at an affordable price. We mostly host the lessons online every second week but once every couple of months we book a room and all play together.
This costs £5 per session (£10 a month but we do have assisted places)
Check out our first lesson free on our Youtube channel, then email for more information.
The 'Wee station' got a big App so now it's easier than ever to tune in to Chief Radio. Available on iPhone or Android, go to your App Store, search for Chief Radio and download. No need for 3rd party apps anymore. Download and take a look around.Give us a 5* review and also easy to share with your friends.
Chief Radio is about to turn 1 year old and to celebrate one of the things we are doing is to broadcast live from the Biscuit factory on Anderson Place in Edinburgh. On the 1st of August, Kirsty Baird will broadcast her Rock the Care Homes show live from 09.30 and Kerry Thomson will be right behind her with her Beats show. At 12.00 upstairs at the venue Sing in the City will hold their Art exhibition. Members from the choir have been busy during the pandemic learning to try different things and art, drawing, painting and generally creative exercises are part of what they have been doing.
We will have prizes, raffles, friendship and community on offer and everyone is welcome.
Don't forget to book at table at the Biscuit factory for breakfast, lunch or drinks. More news and info to come for this event soon.
Take a look at the Chief's Briefs interview on our channel. Suzu Quatro, Iona Fyfe, Tide Lines, Skerryvore, Glasvegas and many more
In April 2021 Chief Radio along with Sing in the City are having a 'Daunder' for Cancer Research UK. The charity itself are having a virtual Race for Life but for those listeners and members that can't manage a 5k, we decided to encourage a Daunder instead. We are setting our own target over the month and asking our friends and family to sponsor us.
Everyone has had a close on COVID19 for the last 12 months but we can't afford to forget about cancer and as we Daunder we think about the loved ones we have lost and who are still fighting their battle. Anyone wishing to support Chief Radio in raising money can do so here.
https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/kirstybairddaunder
Please click here for the full Scotsman story
Kirsty made the front page of the Edinburgh Evening news thanks to Liam Rudden's story about her recent award (BEM) and her early days in music before Sing in the City and Chief Radio.Read the full article here
" You can't change the world sitting on your hands."
Kirsty was thrilled, surprised and humbled to be given the British Empire Medal in the New Years Honours. Read the full story here
One of the reasons Kirsty Baird set up Chief Radio was because she wanted a platform to feature and focus on the Scottish Chart. It seemed nobody was playing it. All the commercial stations in Scotland were playing the UK chart even though our Scottish one has been around since 1991.
We were the station that noticed that the chart had been removed and we asked the Official Chart Company, Kantar and Apple Music why it had been stopped. We started this petition.
Please sign our petition to reinstate the Scottish Chart
This is now in the hands of our MSP's and we hope that we have better news in the months to come.
We believe that Scotland should have it's own chart. A more relevant chart that shows the music bought in Scotland. A chart that not only reflects the music that is being bought in Scotland but one that shows the talent that we have here north of the border and the talent from the rest of the world that we support.